According to C102, survivors' benefits should be awarded, at a minimum, to the wife and children of the deceased. In practice, in line with international best practice and trends, a majority of countries tend to ensure that survivors' benefits are equally awarded to surviving husbands, although often at stricter conditions.

Under C102, the minimum amount for survivors' benefit is determined differently depending on the type of scheme in place by the national legislation and the number of surviving family members. However, it must be based on one of the following standards: where survivors' benefits represent a percentage of previous earnings of the deceased, the benefit should at a minimum be equal to at least 40% of previous earnings after 15 years of contributions or employment or 10 years of residence (when beneficiaries are a dependent spouse with two children) OR where benefits are provided as a flat rate or guaranteed minimum rate, the flat rate or minimum benefit should be at least equal to 40% of the previous earnings of a person deemed typical of unskilled labour in the country after 15 years of contributions or employment or 10 years of residence (when beneficiaries are a dependent spouse with two children) OR when the benefit is a means-tested one, calculated according to a fixed scale, it must be sufficient to maintain beneficiaries in health and decency in combination with other means.

If the State has made entitlement to survivors' benefits subject to meeting a qualifying period of 15 years as authorized by C102, Aki's family would not be eligible to the full replacement rate guaranteed by the Convention. Specifically, C102 requires that, at a minimum, a survivors' pension equal to at least 40% of the deceased previous earnings be granted to the standard family composed of a dependent spouse and two dependent children, when the deceased insured person had contributed or been employed for 15 years. However, it also requires that a reduced survivors' benefit be paid to the dependent spouse and children of a person who has contributed or been employed 5 years.

C102 allows for survivors' benefits to be suspended or reduced if the beneficiary is engaged in any gainful activity as they are meant to cover the loss of support suffered by the spouse and children as a result of the death of breadwinner.

Calliope will not receive her survivors' benefit. C102 requires that a minimum survivors' pensions be paid to children until the age of 15 or school leaving age. It is international good practice however to provide survivors' benefits to children so long as they are in school, including university or if they are disabled with usually a higher age limit being applied. The national legislation where Calliope lives is therefore in line with C102.